We had a little grey cat who just wandered in and spent a month with us, then went home. She comes back from time to time, last time I grabbed her and put a flea ‘spot on’ on her neck, clearly loads of fleas and had bare patches around her face. Couldn’t leave her like that. Don’t know what her owners thought when she went back home, but I don’t really care, poor cat couldn’t stop scratching herself.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Well done @Lyn. Her owners couldn't have thought much of her to let her get into that state and would they have even noticed you had used "spot on"? And they obviously didn't miss her for one month! I would have been scouring the streets. Pretty little cat.
We used to get a grey cat visiting us and sleeping, feeding and cuddling and flea treatments as needed. He was a lovely big tom and very gentle and never any trouble with our 5 females but, of course, got into fights so we ended up taking him to the vet for abscesses and cuts. After the 3rd time we had him neutered.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
All gorgeous cats there. My two are bit overweight but I blame it on their large pouches - which waggle when they run - so cute though! Charlie has sussed my diet portions and mews for more every time - cheeky chap. I’m doing a conversion to anti-hairball food at the moment so I’m doing the wet and dry food calculations, slightly reduced portions plus weaning on to the new food - it’s like a scientific formula in the mornings!
We are all big softies when it comes to cats. My OH brought one home to me many years ago which he had seen wandering around for some time. Female tabby with fur so matted it took me a week to comb it out without upsetting her. I called her Twiggy as she was so thin and bought her a bed which she loved. She could never seem to get warm. She had a year of food, warmth and love before she became ill. A much better fate than she would have had otherwise.
Could tell many a story of all the unwanted cats that have come to me over the years, one in particular, but that would take a long time and he was at least nineteen when he had to be put to sleep as he was fully grown and neutered when he found me. Travelled everywhere with us wherever we were living.
Has anyone experience of moving overseas with a cat? We are contemplating moving to Ireland, with our 13-year-old moggy. I'd be interested to read any hints or tips... though obviously, thanks to B****t, the rules for exporting an animal are somewhat up in the air at the moment.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
We took our 5 cats with us when we moved to Belgium in 1991, ages varied from 3 to 15. Loads of paperwork to fill out and they all had to have a health certificate and inoculations certificates from the vet. These days, for travelling between the Continent and UK and also within the EU mainland, they have pet passports with their description, chip no, vaccination records including rabies. You have to declare the animal at the border and get its passport checked, just like people really.
We moved to France with 2 dogs and an old cat we rescued. They all had EU pet passports already so no problems but we did have to get the contact details on the chips changed. Our new vet helped with that.
I suggest you start now with the process of getting your cat micro-chipped if he isn't already and then check the Irish regulations nearer the time.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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We moved to France with 2 dogs and an old cat we rescued. They all had EU pet passports already so no problems but we did have to get the contact details on the chips changed. Our new vet helped with that.
I suggest you start now with the process of getting your cat micro-chipped if he isn't already and then check the Irish regulations nearer the time.